SuperUtes driver Dave Casey flies in ‘massive’ barrel-roll crash at Bathurst 1000
A V8 SuperUtes driver has walked away under his own power after a barrel-roll crash at the Bathurst 1000.
Dave Casey appeared to be tapped from behind heading into the final corner, losing control as he flew towards a raised sand bank separating the pit-lane entry from the track.
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Casey, 34, somehow got the car moving again but quickly parked it up and walked away.
“You feel for Dave Casey there, such a small little bump with a massive end result,” Craig Dontas said in commentary.
“That is car racing right there, you just never know what the end result’s going to be but he’s walked away. He’s safe, he’ll have a quick check in the medical centre. He might just brush that mullet and get it nice-looking (laughs).
“But these cars have a Perspex front window, you don’t have any glass shattering now, which is a great thing. Back in the day you run a glass window you might get a couple of cuts and so forth.”
Incredibly, Dontas and lead caller Matt Naulty floated the prospect of Casey and his damaged ute returning to race later this weekend.
“That No.782 Triton is not going to be that healthy but I reckon they’ll get that going again,” Dontas said.
The SuperUtes return to the track for their third race of the weekend later on Saturday before a fourth race on Sunday morning.
Casey’s crash came after a dramatic start to the race, with one car going early and setting off a series of wild collisions before the first turn.
Meanwhile, third-generation driver Clay Richards has thanked medical staff after he was concussed in a multi-car Toyota 86 Series crash on Friday.
“Had a nasty shunt today which sent me to the ER,” wrote Richards, the son of Bathurst champion Steven and grandson of the legendary Jim.
“For those who don’t know I was involved in a multi-car pile-up which knocked me out. Feeling a lot better though slight headache but got released from hospital tonight.
“Big thank you to the medical staff who looked after me at the scene and in the medical centre. As well as the staff and paramedics at Orange Hospital.
“Thanks for all the messages.”
Originally published on 7NEWS Sport
